On Friday, November 22, Tohoku University held a disaster drill for
all people who were on campus that day. At 11:50, the bell rang and an
announcement told us that an earthquake happened and that everyone must evacuate
the buildings.
When doing so, all staff and professors wore helmets, and escaped
quickly in a group. Students did not have helmets, but joined this event and
listened to a speech given by Prof. Kimio Hanawa who briefly explained about
what to do in the event of a real earthquake.
On March 11, 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake happened. Since
then, many people became aware of disaster-prevention measures. Everyone took
this disaster drill not just as practice but as an occasion to realize that
disasters really do happen, so preparation is more important than anything.